Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Darke County in west central Ohio... Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 822 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Monroe to Redkey, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, North Dayton, and Maria Stein.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:26PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 826 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Lakeview, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Patterson, Dola, Huntersville, Pfeiffer, Big Springs, and State Route 195 at State Route 235.
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
By Nancy Allen
An area judge ruled in favor of the state on 17 of 23 counts in a lawsuit against Stateline Agri alleging illegal manure management, pollution incidents and violations of state permits between 2003 and 2007.
The violations were at the company's farms at 9159 state Route 118, near Ansonia, which holds up to 4,400 hogs, and 1031 state Route 29, Celina, which holds up to 2,400 hogs. [More]
Division IV Sectional Softball at New Bremen
By Mark Ruschau
NEW BREMEN - The Marion Local Flyers got some offensive magic in the late innings by scoring seven runs in the last two frames to rally from a 1-0 deficit to post a 7-1 win over the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers to capture a Division IV sectional crown at New Bremen High School. [More]
Obituaries on May 12th, 2010
Alma M. Hittepole, 93, 504 E. Monroe St., New Bremen, died at 11:35 p.m. May 10, 2010, at St. Marys Living Center, St. Marys, where she lived since 2007. [More]
Dianne E. Kennedy, 66, 03221 Dowty Road, St. Marys, died at 9:17 a.m. May 11, 2 [More]
Mabel Lou Thomas, 66, 1102 Lilac St., Celina, died May 11, 2010, at home.
She was born March 27, 1944, in Celina to Cy Thomas and Geraldine Barnhill Martin. [More]
Local pictures on May 12th, 2010
Subscriber stories on May 12th, 2010
Director: Less seasonal help will be hired
CELINA - There are no plans to eradicate the city's park and recreation department or eliminate its director, Celina Safety Service Director Rick Bachelor said.
Members hear criticism on price per acre
CELINA - The third reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of 12.59 acres of city industrial park land to Grand Lake Warehousing was tabled by city council Monday night.
Auglaize County
WAPAKONETA - Local health officials say administering childhood vaccines during school hours is quick and convenient for students and parents.
However, at least one area school official isn't thrilled with the idea and won't allow nurses to give shots to students during school hours.
Mercer County commissioners this week approved the purchase of nearly $120,000 in office equipment for a local job support agency.
The funding for
Coldwater schools
COLDWATER - The Coldwater teachers' union is in support of going for the federally-funded Race to the Top grant, Coldwater Teachers Organization President Sophia Rodriguez told school board members Tuesday evening.
WAPAKONETA - Turn off the TV, computer and video games and get moving to maintain strong bones, local health officials say.
"The best time to start preventing osteoporosis is when you're 20 to 30 years old," Dr. Juan Torres told Auglaize County Health Board members on Tuesday.
NEW BREMEN - This Auglaize County community may soon grow by 90-plus acres as a result of action taken by village council members Tuesday night.
The acreage includes the Kuenning-Dicke Nature Park, located north of the village along the Miami and Erie Canal, owned by the New Bremen Foundation.
Parkway
ROCKFORD - Will Parkway teachers vote yes in the second-round-and-you're-out quest for the federal Race to the Top money?
Tonight's Parkway Education Association meeting vote will determine if the school continues toward the possible $100,000.
CELINA - An 18-year-old high school student was arrested for marijuana and drug paraphernalia possession after police officers and a K-9 searched the school district this morning.
CELINA - A bar/restaurant on the shore of Grand Lake has been renovated with new decor to "really embrace the lake," its new owner said.
Dick Cushm
Day One of the Midwest Athletic Conference Track Meet
FORT RECOVERY - The Versailles girls and the Minster boys jumped out to the early team leads after the first day of the Midwest Athletic Conference Track Meet.